HMS Prince of Wales arrives in Portsmouth for the first time

[@jimb7738]

I'm a Canadian and am honored pride to have the Queen as our ruler and was honored to watch to KZbin of the Hm Queen Elizabeth and the crew and support my Cousin who is serving in the Canadian Navy and my wife enjoyed watching it as she was born in America

[@Daibowmorgan]

@dave angel Hello Daveeeee, your my wifeeee nowwww....

[@noodles169]

Can't wait to see the two British carriers side by side, with a compliment of fighter jets on those decks. Now that will be a magnificent site 🇺🇲🇬🇧

[@TheBearDenPhotography]

Definitely a sight to look forward to in the coming years...

[@pottierkurt1702]

That would be the dumbest thing naval command could ever do, that's never gonna happen 😉

[@pottierkurt1702]

@James White why wouldn't he.. what's wrong with that?

[@pottierkurt1702]

@James White No it isn't .. where did your dumbass go to school

[@pottierkurt1702]

@James White yes ... so ?

[@TheBearDenPhotography]

0:59 That shot really offers up a real perspective of her size in comparison to the buildings in the background, something you really don't get when she's at sea.

[@josephlezano7691]

Truly Impressive The Arrival of H.M.S Prince of Wales Air Craft Carrier In Portsmouth On The 16Th of November ,2019. With Best Wishe's From British Gibraltar,U.K Overseas Territory. Gibraltar,The Royal Navy's From Home To Home!

[@tsu8003]

Should have one of these permanently docked at Gibraltar!

[@TomCook-jw6ur]

Joseph Lezano Hey Lorenzo, remember the other Prince of Whales.LMAO!

[@josephlezano7691]

@@TomCook-jw6ur Thanks for your reply. If you like laughing ,that's fine . Enjoy. It's good to laugh .

[@josephlezano7691]

@@TomCook-jw6ur 327 Fatalities On That Ship. Very Sad . I'm Not Laughing . Thanks To The Sacrifices of All Men & Women In Britain ,U.S and Allies Today We Are All Living and Enjoying Freedom and Democracy .

[@pcoldlight5631]

Every now and again we are allowed to be proud of our country. Great Britain.

[@oakleymaliska5359]

cannot believe my sister is on this beauty of a ship..I was so privileged by seeing this come in at the dockyard it was sailing to,and having a tour around this first hand by my sister..Cant wait to see it again in December for when its being commissioned !

[@danwoodward7738]

What a beautiful sight.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

Wow. Wonderful to see HMS Prince of Wales coming into Portsmouth under her own power. It’s quite amazing to think that she still isn’t anywhere near ready yet. You could fool me, just looking at the whole of her outside. We’ll have to wait just a little bit longer, but it’ll be so worth it when we see both of our mighty aircraft carriers, the greatest in the world now, sailing side-by-side out to sea to further express the reach and influence of our Royal Navy and other Armed Forces.

[@josephlezano7691]

Admirable Welcome of ,HMS Prince of Wales Aircraft Carrier , And Sailor's Standing To Attention on Its Deck . Admirable Welcome By The People of Portsmouth ! With Best Wishes , British Gibraltar ,UK Overseas Territory 🇬🇧.

[@RJM1011]

A great day for the Navy and the UK. :)

[@SR71ABCD]

Yay do we have enough money to make a 3rd Carrier if so...name it HMS Ark Royal

[@Kakarot64.]

Or name it after one of the pre invincible class carriers that would have become the original queen elizabeth class if their ship building program wasn't cancelled in the 60's alongside the T82 Destroyer program. HMS Duke Of Edinburgh

[@LizardYup]

I mean there is. But if we had a third ship there simply wouldn't be enough other ships to make a full carrier strike group, we'd need more type 45s when there are only 6. There was originally meant to be 12 but they were cut :/

[@daniellastuart3145]

if there is a 3rd it be HMS Duke of York or HMS Royal Sovereign which would keeping in line with the ship names for the class of ship they more even go for KG 6, king gorge 6 the other two are more likely. but i would lay money on HMS Duke of York considering the duke of York is a tilted often given to the 3rd in line to the crown .

[@smooth_sundaes5172]

Yes, it's been a long time since the navy had NO Ark Royal at least in developoment. They might name a different vessel, who knows? Can't imagine a third carrier any time soon thiough

[@burnyt3077]

We have money to build 2 more carriers now we left the EU

[@lukearmitage1533]

Saw it last week for first time out quite a way out aswel new what it was straight away its massive

[@grahamking2239]

The Navy's back!

[@PhilbyFavourites]

They never went away, although with four of the six T45s in dock at present its good to have something to cheer about!

[@MyScubasteve]

The Isle of white ferry is looking new and improved!

[@stephengerrard1120]

All we need now is a more substantial fleet of destroyers.

[@davidhart2792]

Yep, and more astutes

[@dranoelarios4788]

Next gen cruisers and DDs would be cool. Battleships seem a bit redundant now.

[@davidrobertsemail]

Frigates are the problem. We only have 13 in 1982 we had 42.

[@videowilliams]

And that makes two, and that's a serious full-time force. How great to see her dock at Portsmouth, where the First Fleet to Australia departed from.

[@gunner678]

Fantastic!

[@burnyt3077]

Rule Britannia Britannia rules the waves.....again 2 carrier fleets type 26 destroyers type 31 destroyers and our amazing technological frigates being built and more being built for export to Canada and Australia since we always roll with th USMC we pretty much untouchable the time we spent in the EU nearly destroyed our amazing lands all British people from London to The Falklands should be very proud

[@thiebaude]

A beautiful ship

[@TheBongReyes]

Impressive, RN. With the Queen Elizabeth, a formidable carrier force the UK has now. I can imagine both RN carrier strike groups sailing alongside 3-4 USN carrier battle groups. Might as well add the Charles de Gaulle carrier. That would make a terrifying collection of naval striking power for NATO.

[@kjdinoc]

Soo cool. Proud proud day for the UK. They are amazing ships.

[@smidon]

OP you say it arrived in Portsmouth for the first time on 16 December. How do you know that? I very much enjoy the history KZbin brings us, but this glimpse of the future is even more exciting!

[@alanoh3069]

One question, why does it have stairs at the aft of the ship??

[@tonkerdog1243]

Now add SeaRam, and another order for more 31s and 26s whilst we are there to support them.

[@tonkerdog1243]

Ben Liley I agree. But it’ll take decades for them to decide where to put it, whilst these things tour around the planet effectively naked. At least they could bolt on SeaRam whilst they argue amongst themselves.

[@tonkerdog1243]

Ben Liley If my kids were on it, I’d not give a hoot where the gear comes from to be honest. But to rely on 2 Phalanx which a lot of folk from the navy now believe is outdated by new missile designs, is crazy. They’ll never fit Sea Sceptor on these, like they’ll not give the Type 31s a Surface to surface weapon. Too many old farts living in the past in scenario based worlds, which inevitably fall apart the moment fighting starts.

[@tonkerdog1243]

Ben Liley And if those escorts are knocked out? Look at the Falkland when the few Type 22s and their sea wolf missiles were kept very close to the carriers, for goalkeeping activities. Just imagine if they’d been knocked out. Plan for the worst, and hope for the best. I’d put SeaRam on the RFA ships too just like Americans and Japanese do. Every conceivable platform would have to play its part in the overall defence. This is what the US puts on its carriers....”The weaponry includes RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles, Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAMs) and Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS).” And that’s a navy with unlimited resources as escorts.

[@johnmunro4952]

Once both Carriers are combat ready and the next generation of frigates and destroyers join them, our fleet will be magnificent! Remember we will have the 7 astute class nuclear attack submarines to go with them!

[@daveco4645]

Might be a good idea to get some aircraft coz we ain't got many ...good looking flight deck though no nasty aircraft leaking stuff and upsetting the chock'eads

[@davidhouseman4328]

They are being delivered, but we buy them gradually, so it'll be while til they are full.

[@abergethirty]

Can the American carriers dock there now after the dredging?

[@lord.onk99]

Beautiful vessel. Rule Brittania !

[@EJS-7]

you love to see it

[@paulefc1971]

The text says 16th December

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

I bet the local spectators are having a Wale of a time.

[@PalladiumTV]

Ha ha,,,Very Funny...

[@PelhamExpress]

Should’ve named it Ark Royal. The last Prince of Wales had a rather unlucky history. Or build a third carrier.

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

Warspite would have been a better name.

[@PelhamExpress]

Awm Joeyjoejoe actually two carriers then.

[@shazamtm4968]

Why are there no aircrafts on the carrier?

[@Oxley016]

Because this one just got bloody built didn't it

[@kennztube]

She has just completed sea trials which evaluate the ships systems. Next will be sea trials involving aircraft landings, both rotary and fixed wing.

[@davidhouseman4328]

Can't you see the helicopters?

[@jtpenman]

Well done UK. Build more. An island nation is as great as its navy. F35 puts you at leading edge.

[@kalives21]

December!! November.

[@briansilver6196]

Ye I noticed that

[@Grahamgusbull]

Fantastic..I thought it was still on the drawing board!

[@Notyou5556]

Love a Sailor wearing his beard. It just looks manly.

[@shaundavidssd]

I remember when a Nimitz class came to Portsmouth,it couldn't come closer than a 100ft because it's so huge lol makes our prince look like a little terrier

[@davidhouseman4328]

It really doesn't. There pictures of QE next to USS Bush, they look very similar. And you know we had to dredge out Portsmouth to get the carriers in?

[@Pvt_Badger0916]

Let's build the french one and call it HMS Admiral Nelson and base it out off Gibraltar

[@razor1uk610]

Surely we could name it after the battle/conflict/incident that gifted us Gibraltar...

[@Pvt_Badger0916]

@@razor1uk610 we better ask the Dutch aswell .

[@stephengerrard1120]

Let’s not forget a coastal contingent border protection and drug enforcement

[@Aubury]

A splendid sight to be sure, affordability is another matter. Economic decline, and health service and education requirements, plus election promises to be funded. Interesting times for the navy.

[@christianpatton9364]

Impressive looking but a shame about the total lack of proper defensive systems. Every other carrier operator on earth mounts point defense missile systems on their ships. I the suppose the geniuses in the British Mod know better than every other navy in the world. Probably only to be proved wrong by massive deaths of British sailors in the future.

[@MYKEYCARD]

Google. KZbin Veterans Garage Manchester

[@rolliehk2197]

Driven with diesel, how very economical and great for the nature... Not.

[@davidhouseman4328]

It is very economical?

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

It runs on gas turbines. Not diesel

[@davidhouseman4328]

@@AWMJoeyjoejoe it's both. Diesel for steady away and gas turbines when you need extra power.

[@willmorrell488]

Leave it to the person who obviously knows nothing about naval engineering. Naval ships have some of the best thermal efficiency possible for an internal combustion engine. Some exceeding 50% compared to cars at 20%. No for of propulsion outside of nuclear is going to be particularly environmentally friendly but that's not the point of these ships!

[@TomCook-jw6ur]

We know what happened to the other pos Prince of Whales.

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

She was sunk by the Japanese. I don't see how that makes her a "POS" considering the ENTIRE US Pacific fleet was sunk by the Japanese only 3 days earlier. I guess by your standards every ship on battleship row was a pos, right?

[@makeenglandgreatagain8614]

The sailors are a joke now

[@jb76489]

Aesthetics could not be less important for a warship......but damn this ship is ugly

[@ThePalaeontologist]

I think they are beautiful with clean lines.

[@robertcook2572]

They're not the most beautiful ships to sail the seven seas, are they?

[@Kakarot64.]

They aren't meant to be a pretty parade jewel they're meant to be functional war machines capable of projecting power if needed.

[@kennztube]

They have been specifically designed for use with the F32B lightening ll. It’s the ramps you are referring when you say they aren’t pretty right.

[@robertcook2572]

@@kennztube They would look much better, and be more effective, with an angled flight-deck fitted with catapults. This would give them the ability to operate the longer range F35c, as well as UAVs and E2Ds. I fear that, fitted out as they are, their usefulness is severely limited.

[@robertcook2572]

@@Kakarot64. Really? I thought the way they looked was the most important consideration. Thanks for putting me straight on that one.

[@robertcook2572]

@Hammer 001 You need to go to Specsavers

[@SaorAlba1970]

i hope it sinks ... love from Alba (Ala-Pa) .. soon you'll be calling yersel the Royal English navy as we (Scotland) will be leaving the UK ... our place is in the EU and you can stick Trident up the Thames for all i care

[@davidhouseman4328]

Ala Pa? I've tried a few Scottish accent and can't find that middle a? Though a quick Google and it may be Scots Gaelic? Which probably says it all.

[@ThePalaeontologist]

Tell it to the workers at Rosyth sure they'll love to indulge your bullshit. Our ''place'' is outside the EU. Only the deluded and mentally challenged (deranged) would think otherwise. Lack of proper education is an appalling scourge.

[@SaorAlba1970]

@@davidhouseman4328 Gaelic is Irish Gàidhlig is Scottish Alba is the anglicised version it's pronounced (Ala-Pa) = Scotland

[@HT-gv1be]

Alba1970 bye bye 👋

[@HT-gv1be]

Alba1970 were only missing out on a population smaller then Yorkshire 🥴👋👋